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# HMAccessoryProfile

A profile that certain accessories implement.

```
class HMAccessoryProfile
```

## Overview

This is an abstract superclass for classes such as [`HMCameraProfile`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraProfile) and [`HMNetworkConfigurationProfile`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMNetworkConfigurationProfile). Each profile subclass controls specific features for a specific set of accessories.

## Topics

### Getting information about a profile

[`accessory`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryProfile/accessory)

The accessory that implements this profile.

[`services`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryProfile/services)

An array of services that represents this profile.

[`uniqueIdentifier`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryProfile/uniqueIdentifier)

A unique identifier for the profile.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

### Inherited By

[`HMNetworkConfigurationProfile`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMNetworkConfigurationProfile)

[`HMMediaSourceDisplayOrderProfile`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMMediaSourceDisplayOrderProfile)

[`HMCameraProfile`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraProfile)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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